1、the Giants CausewayEnjoy some pictures of the wonders.n.奇观奇观;奇迹奇迹 巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸巨人之路位于英国北爱尔兰东部海岸,由大量多边形石柱组成由大量多边形石柱组成,绵延数百米绵延数百米,呈阶梯状延伸入海。呈阶梯状延伸入海。1986年年,巨人之巨人之路及其海岸路及其海岸(Giants Causeway and Causeway Coast)被联合国教科文组被联合国教科文组织列入世界自然遗产名录。织列入世界自然遗产名录。Victoria Falls natural adj.大自然的大自然的 维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游
2、维多利亚瀑布位于非洲赞比西河中游,赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处赞比亚与津巴布韦接壤处,是世界上最是世界上最壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成壮观的瀑布之一。瀑布上的水雾形成的彩虹景色十分迷人的彩虹景色十分迷人,瀑布的声响可在瀑布的声响可在数公里处听到。因此数公里处听到。因此,当地人称之为当地人称之为“莫西奥图尼亚莫西奥图尼亚”,意为意为“霹雳之雾霹雳之雾”。The Three Gorges Dam man-made adj.人造的人造的:d dm The Terracotta Army terkt The Great Wall The Pyramids of Egypt The Empire Stat
3、e BuildingMount QomolangmaStonehengediscussion n.讨论讨论;商讨商讨 electricity n.电电eastern adj.在东边的在东边的;来自来自东边的东边的 loudadj.(声音声音)响亮的响亮的 Match the names of the wonders with the pictures.a)The Terracotta Armyb)The Three Gorges Damc)The Giants Causewayd)Victoria Falls1234abcdLook at the pictures and answer the
4、 questions.Use the words in the box to help you.ancient man-made modern natural wonder1.Which two are natural wonders?The Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls.1.Which two are natural wonders?The Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls.2.Which two are man-made wonders?3.Which is an ancient wonder?4.Which is
5、 a modern wonder?The Terracotta Army and The Three Gorges Dam.The Terracotta Army.The Three Gorges Dam.Now listen and check.1.Which two are natural wonders?The Giants Causeway and Victoria Falls.1.How many rocks are there in the Giants Causeway?There are about _ rocks.2.How wide is Victoria Falls?It
6、s about _ metres wide3.How old is the Terracotta Army?Its more than _ years old.4.What is the Three Gorges Dam use for?Its used for producing _.40,0001,7002,000electricityelectricityCheck()the true sentences.1.Tony thinks the Giants Causeway is the largest natural wonder.2.Lingling thinks Victoria F
7、alls is more fantastic than the Giants Causeway.3.Betty and Daming are more interested in man-made wonders.4.For Daming,the Three Gorges Dam is more fantastic than the Terracotta Army.1.Lets call Wonder of the World and join in the discussion.我们给我们给世界奇世界奇观观节目打电话，加入讨论吧。节目打电话，加入讨论吧。join in的意思是的意思是“参加某
8、种活动参加某种活动;加入加入到到”。join+组织组织/团体团体/党派党派如如:We all joined in the game.我们都参与了游戏。我们都参与了游戏。He joined the army last year.discussion 作名词作名词,它是由动词它是由动词discuss 加后加后缀缀-ion而构成的而构成的,意为意为“讨论讨论;商讨商讨”。如如:There will be a discussion about the differences between the two words in our class this afternoon.小试小试:How many
9、students joined in the _(discuss)last Sunday?discussion4.But in my opinion,man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.本句中本句中natural ones与与man-made wonders相对应相对应,ones代替前面提到代替前面提到的一类事或物。的一类事或物。it代替前面提到的事或物。代替前面提到的事或物。in ones opinion表示表示“按某人的意见按某人的意见;据据某人看来某人看来”。如：如：Who,in your opinion,is the
10、 best football player in the world today?5.though though 作连词作连词,意为意为“虽然虽然;尽管尽管”,常常用来引导让步状语从句用来引导让步状语从句,从句可放在主从句可放在主句前或主句后句前或主句后,但不能与但不能与but 或或however 出现在同一个句子中。出现在同一个句子中。如：如：Though he was tired,he went on working.Lucy often helps me with my English,though she is very busy.1.Grace is going to give mu
11、ch money to charity,_ she is not rich enough.(2013 乌鲁木齐乌鲁木齐)A.if B.unless C.since D.though2._ she is ill,_ she still comes to school.A.Though,but B.But,though C.Though,/D.But,/DCMake a list of wonders of the world.Say which one you would like to visit and why.Which wonder of the world you like to vi
12、sit?Id like to visit the Giants Causeway because I love wild places by the sea.Complete the sentences with the words in the box.discussion eastern huge opinion though 1.In my _,natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.2.Victoria Falls,about 1,700 metres wide and 100 metres high,is _.o
13、pinionhuge3.Lets join in the _ about the wonders of the world.4.I think the Giants Causeway on the _ coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.5.To some degree,Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giants Causeway,_ she thinks Victoria Falls is more fantastic.discussioneasternthough1.大峡谷
14、是世界自然奇观之一。大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。(2010 广东广东)The Grand Canyon is _ _ of the natural world.2.我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。我认为这部电影中有太多的打斗。(in ones opinion)(2012 山东山东)_.In my opinion,theres too much fighting in the film.one of the wonders3.We should give the boy another chance _ he has made some mistakes.(2011 河南河南)A.though B.when C.unless 4.Football is do exciting that _ people in the world play it.(2011 四川四川)A.million of B.millions of C.two millions of 1.Which wonder of the world would you like to visit?Write some sentences about it.2.Preview Unit 2.
